FlashTorch

A “Hands On” review of the Stanley Maxlife Mini-Tripod flashlight has been posted over at Toolmonger. ‘The head of the light is encased in high-impact heavy plastic and houses three super-bright LED bulbs in a triangle formation. The three-stage on/off button is located on top of the head near the rear and switches on one bulb per push in sequence. (Push it once, you get one LED. Twice, you get two, and so on.) Just South of the on/off along the light’s backbone there’s a second button that releases its “tripod” legs — the ones from which the unit takes its name. It’s a slick little mechanism: the release button mechanically pushes two disc-shaped magnets, located on a rod in the center of the leg structure, away from similar magnets on each leg. This releases the legs, which are spring-loaded to jump out and form the tripod stand.’ .